Top Brands in Kitchen Cookware for Less
Le Creuset, All-Clad, Staub -- these are three premium brands of kitchen cookware that chefs, cooks and dabbling gourmets alike dream of owning. Everyone wants a kitchen fully stocked with these high-quality brands, but quality does not often come with an affordable price tag. More often, families will invest in one or a few select pieces from the brand and stop there. But, now is your chance to grow your premium kitchen cookware collection because there are retailers out there who sell these brands at much less than the suggested retail prices that you see in stores. See all that's marked down from each of these brands, and go ahead and start planning all the fancy meals that you'll cook once your favorites arrive at your doorstep!
Le Creuset
Le Creuset Square Grill Pan, $100.99 (Retail $125.00)
Le Creuset Signature Deep Sauté Pan, $184.99 (Retail $230.00)
Shop more marked-down Le Creuset kitchen cookware.
All-Clad
All-Clad 11" d5 Stainless-Steel Nonstick Covered French Skillet, $99.99 (Retail $159.95)
All-Clad 11" All-Clad Nonstick Square Griddle, $59.99 (Retail $154.95)
Shop more marked-down All-Clad kitchen cookware.
Staub
Staub 2 Quart or 4 Quart Braiser, $99.95-$180 (Retail $190-$225)
Staub 10" or 12" Frypan, $79.95-$99.95 (Retail $125-$160)
Shop more marked-down Staub kitchen cookware.
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BTDT said 1-28-2012 @11:34AM
T-Fal or Farberware will last five years at one tenth of the price.
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Judi said 1-28-2012 @11:57PM
But LeCreuset will last a lifetime (and is cast iron, by the way). So why keep buying new pots every 5 years when you can just purchase it once!
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Jkld said 1-29-2012 @11:40AM
Judy, why not just buy Lodge or Wagner cast iron, pay 1/2 to 2/3s LESS, made in the USA, AND will last generations, than waste the $ on foreign made stuff that won't last? Lodge and Wagner both make preseasoned cast iron, and both have enameled cast iron for a fraction of the cost of Le Cruset. Why wast the money??
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Edith Ann said 1-28-2012 @11:38AM
My Mom never had the fancy cookware,all she had was cast iron pans, 2 of those speckled looking pots, and a big dishplan to make her bread up in, 2 stainless steel pots and she had the best meals that you ever tasted. While I wouldn't want to have to do the way she did though, you make the best out of what you got. Now I love my crockpot and microwave, I'd be lost without those 2.
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JKLD said 1-28-2012 @12:46PM
Your mother had common sense. The fact that she had 2 cast iron skillets tells you something right there. There is absolutely NO sense in wasting money on the above crap, which will wear out in a few years. Cast iron, tho heavy, WILL last generations. AND at a BIG FRACTION OF THE COST of the above.
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JKLD said 1-28-2012 @12:46PM
Why in the world would you waste money on the above cookware when you can spend WAY less and have things that will last GENERATIONS?????? Good cast iron cookware, i.e. Lodge, that's made in the US, will literally last multi-generations if taken care of properly. AND it's a helluva lot better for you in the long run as well.
replyThe stuff above is a waste of money, imho.
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pat said 1-28-2012 @10:42PM
We look for guardianware pans, they are aluminum and last as long as cast iron. They are much cheaper than the new crud, and you can put them in the dishwasher. There is no reason to need seasoning like cast iron.
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JKLD said 1-28-2012 @10:51PM
I can understand that the ease of use there. And I've got a couple of aluminum pans, but I've pretty much put them up. I was lucky that I have cast iron pans from my great grandmother, grandmother and mother. I just gave my daughter a couple of skillets that my grandmother had (I eneded up with about 3 in each size + several different size dutch ovens). I rarely use anything else. And bacon grease or plain old lard is the best thing to season with.
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James said 1-28-2012 @1:45PM
I would never use any of this useless nonstick cookware. Cast iron and stainless steel have lasted me for over twenty years where overpiced nonsticks like these, no matter how gentle you are with them, warp, scorch, and loose their nonstick properties in less than two years, even when used at low temperatures. Wasting money on junk like this to show off to visitors is just what it is, a waste. This is from a poor person with a somewhat professional kitchen that is used by me and not my wife on a frequent basis.
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JKLD said 1-28-2012 @4:33PM
I've got numerous cast iron skillets that are >75 years old. In fact, I just passed some to my daughter for her 1st apartment and she's the 4 generation to have them. No way would any of the above over-priced, over-hyped crap last that long.
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Sally said 1-28-2012 @5:35PM
Not all people buy their cookware to "show off" to people. I buy my cookware because it is what appeals to me after doing my own research.
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janet hicks said 1-28-2012 @7:38PM
i agree i have farberware that is 35 years old and i use them everyday
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Jkld said 1-28-2012 @8:18PM
Sally, the vast majority of people buy their cookware to actually use. IMHO, only the insecure non-cooks would unneccessiarly spend this kind of money just to 'show off.'
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Lee said 1-29-2012 @2:25AM
Well now as a man who cooks, I have one small frying pan,, the cheapest that Calphalon has in the infused/anodized and I LOVE it, for toughness when you scrub a pan with burnt on stuff with bar keepers friend and scotchbrite and never scratch it,,, I am sold.
replyHard anodized and it really works well but its a different wat to cook over Teflon.
But I wish I had some of my grandparents cast iron stuff and still look for well prepped items,, mostly I see ones never seasoned right or abused.
Now Calphalon does have a cheaper Teflon line but the infused anodized is my choice.
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Jkld said 1-29-2012 @11:45AM
Lee, you could always find one in decent shape and reseason it yourself. I did that with the ones I found in my late mother's house that came from my grandmother and great-grandmother. And I used bacon grease to do it with and continue to rub a little bacon grease on them after each use and cleaning.
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Alfred Schrader said 1-28-2012 @7:38PM
Those grill pans are amazing...Al-
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Frank said 1-28-2012 @8:02PM
I have several Revere Ware pots and pans that are over 30years old and they're still good as new. For baking, I have plenty of Pyrex dishes and assorted metal pans. I won't be buying any of that super expensive cookware...don't need it.
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Frank said 1-28-2012 @8:04PM
Oh, I forgot the three ancient cast iron frying pans I got from my Grandmother...better than new.
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Jkld said 1-28-2012 @8:18PM
Yep, and the more you use them, the better they get. By now, if you've taken good care of them, they should be very slick. Just think of how many times your grandmother used those over the years and all the meals she created in them. That's something you will never get with this over-priced and overhyped stuff mentioned in the article.
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Blase Gallo said 1-29-2012 @10:46AM
If you link on theae items the aol shopping price is the higher of the displayed prices. Go figure!
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